Yay for me!

Day two of two kids napping at once!!
Well...ok...Alexis is probably awake, but she is still in her bed which works for me!

Now then...what to say...

I am super excited about the pampered chef consulting! I will get my 2nd commission check on the 23rd and I will get pampered chef bucks to purchase supplies and also products for myself! Way Cool!! I don't have any more shows planned right now other than one for Janie-my step mom of sorts. I am thinking that this will be a good way for me to make new friends and keep in touch with old ones. Plus...it gives me a reason to get out and be "Lori"--cause if you know me much you know I like to cook a lot! Chris is pretty excited about it too, he is a closet pampered chef junkie. We prayed about it lots and so far it is awesome!

Chris is working really hard lately. He is getting tired being a new daddy and working the two jobs. His goal is to get us to a point that he can do only real estate but that is more like a one year goal. Since the income isn't guaranteed, we want to have our debts paid (old credit cards, the car, etc) and only have the mortgage and utilities to pay before he starts full time. We also need to make sure we can go ahead and pay atleast 6 months for individual insurance since it isn't offered an it isn't cheap. Pray that we can get all this settled. We prayed before he signed up for the class and have been along the way so we are sure we are on the right path, we just need the strength to keep on it!

In Trystan news...the breastfeeding is still going really well and I am getting better at handling nighttime feedings. He will only stay asleep at night if Daddy puts him to sleep. Example: last night I am up from 10p-11:30p nursing, burping, changing, and rocking Trystan to get some sleep in and to not have to wake up Chris since he has been getting up earlier for work now. Trystan is so asleep i think a train could run through so I lay him down....turn around and look back at him and he is staring at me...this happens a second time so I finally tap Chris and ask for help. Chris lays down at the foot of the bed, put his hand on Trystan and Chris goes back to sleep...and oddly enough...so does Trystan, and he sleeps for about 5 hrs. Oh well...Chris cannot breastfeed so I guess he can have the sleepy time.

Alexis has been going to the neighbors for 1.5 hrs a few days a week for learning. The neighbor is a 1st grade teacher and offered to tutor some since Alexis isn't doing the learning at daycare now. That is going well and gives Alexis a chance to do "her own thing" too. We are going on weekly library trips and go for walks when it isn't too hot. It is slow coming but I am getting better at balancing new baby and toddler.

I must say, I do admire those with more than two living and breathing children in the house at once...I don't think I could do it!

Trystan is stirring and it is about his "afternoon snack" time so I should end this here.

Glad I got a chance to blog! Love to hear from you all!

~*~Lori Jean and the sleeping jelly beans~*~